Cardboard packings

ABSTRACT

A combined cardboard packing and display pedestal for an article such as a bottle comprises a base including a recess for receiving the bottom of the article and a removable cover which rests upon the base and encloses the main body portion of the article, the cover member being provided with a top including a transverse panel including an aperture in alignment with the recess in the base for receiving and supporting the upper end of the article against movement. The base and cover are erected from blanks of cardboard material and are reinforced with liners of corrugated cardboard also erected from blanks. Shims of corrugated cardboard provided with a recess are stacked within the erected base to build thickness into the base recess.

United States Patent (C), 39 (B), 89, 93; 206/46 (Fr); 2l7/52, 53

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,349,020 5/1944Throckmorton 229/89 FOREIGN PATENTS 233,152 5/1925 Great Britain 229/398Primary Examiner- David M. Bockenek Attorney-Pierce, Scheffler andParker ABSTRACT: A combined cardboard packing and display pedestal foran article such as a bottle comprises a base including a recess forreceiving the bottom of the article and a removable cover which restsupon the base and encloses the main body portion of the article, thecover member being provided with a top including a transverse panelincluding an aperture in alignment with the recess in the base forreceiving and supporting the upper end of the article against movement.The base and cover are erected from blanks of cardboard material and arereinforced with liners of corrugated cardboard also erected from blanks.Shims of corrugated cardboard provided with a recess are stacked withinthe erected base to build thickness into the base recess.

I I I PATENTED FEB23 I971 SHEET 3 BF 4 CARDBOARD PACKINGS This inventionrelates to a two-part cardboard packing of the kind whose base forms,for instance, a bottle pedestal, the cover being removable from the baseso as to enable the bottle to be displayed in an upright position on thebase, and the cover having a transversely extending panel memberprovided with an aperture forreceiving the upper end of the bottle andwhich serves for centering and locating the bottle.

Packings of this kind are known in the form of mounted boxes which havedisadvantages. First, once they become sizeable, boxes of this kindbecome difficult to devise. Second, the box needs preparing if it is tobe able to be given decorative patterns, particulars of the brand andmaker and so on. Third, boxes of this kind present a space problem whichit is difficult to solve.

To obviate such disadvantages while retaining the special advantages ofthe mounted box, this ihvention relates to a cardboard packing whereinthe base and the cover are each formed by erection and assembly of anumber of folded and possibly glued blanks, corrugated cardboard liningsbeing provided to strengthen the assembly.

By way of example and to assist in an understanding ofthe. description,in the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a spreadout view of the thin cardboard blank forming the toppart of the packing according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is a spreadout view of the corrugated cardboard blank which afterpacking strengthens the blank shownin FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a spreadout view of the thin cardboard'blank forming the bodyof the cover of the packing according to the invention;

FIG. 4 is a spreadout view of the corrugated cardboard blank which afterassembly strengthens the blank shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a spreadout view of the thin cardboard blank forming the baseof the packing according to the invention;

FIG. 6 is a spreadout view of one of the corrugated cardboard thicknessshims which line a part of the base of the packing according to theinvention;

FIG. 7 is a spreadout view of the thin cardboard blank which forms thebottom abutment of the base shown in FIG. 5 and which bears thethickness shims shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a spreadout view of one of the two corrugated cardboard blanksadapted to strengthen the bottom member of the packing according to theinvention;

FIG. 9 is a spread-out view of the thin cardboard blank forming thebottom member of the packing according to the invention;

FIG. I is a perspective view showing the top part of the packing duringassembly, such part comprising two components erected from the blanksshown in FIGS. l and 2, respectively;

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the body of the packing coverafter assembly, the body comprising two components erected from theblanks shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, respectively;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the base erected from the blank shownin FIG. and including the thickness shims shown in FIG. 6, afterassembly;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the base abutment after erection fromthe blank of FIG. 7 after assembly but before inclusion within theerected base below the shims;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the bottom member during erection fromthe blank of FIG. 9, the blank of FIG. 8 being shown after erection andbefore being placed in the bottom member; and

FIG. I5 is a perspective view of the packing according to the inventionopen and after assembly.

Referring to the drawings, a blank 1 in FIG. 1 comprises a squaresurface 11 which forms the top surface of the packing and which isbounded by four fold lines. The surface 11 bears two flaps 12, I3 andtwo surfaces I4, 15 which form the two lateral surfaces of the top partof the packing. The two flaps 12, 13 are shorter than the surfaces l4,l5. Articulated to surface 15 is a second square surface 16 forming thebottom surface of the top part of the packing and formed with a centralaperture 17 and, opposite the surface 15, with a tongue 10 which isglued to surface 14 after assembly after the blank I is erected. Theother two edges of surface 16 each have a tongue 18, 19 each with arespective flap 20, 21. The width of the tongues 18, 19 corresponds tothe thickness of a corrugated cardboard blank 2 which helps tostrengthen the top part of the packing.

Referring to FIG. 2, the blank 2 has two square surfaces 22, 23; surface22 is formed with a circular aperture 24 cor responding to the aperture1 7 and has two lateral surfaces each formed with recesses, as 27, inwhich the flaps I2, 13 are engageable by pivoting.

Referring to FIG. 3, a blank 3 which, after erection forms the main bodyor cover ofthe combination packing and display pedestal, comprises fouridentical lateral surfaces 28a to 28d each having a flap 29 at one end.Surface 28d also has a tongue 38 which is glued to the surface 28a aftererection. The surfaces which are opposite one another after assembly,i.e., the pair 280, 28c and the pair 28b, 28d have at their other endidentical series of pairs of flaps.

Flaps 30a to 30d are adapted to take up the thickness of the corrugatedreinforcement member 4. The. flaps 30b, 30d have a lateral cut face,whereas the flaps 30a and 300 have two pointed corners 31. Four flaps 32are separated from the flaps 30 by a fold line, are'identical to oneanother, and each have opposite the flap 30 a flap 33. The flaps 330,33c are formed with a fold recess 34 on their two sides and with asimilar recess 35 at their end. Opposite these recesses the flaps 33b,33d have protuberances 36, 37.

Referring to FIG. 4, a corrugated cardboard blank 4 which serves tointernallylreinforce the wall structure of the main cover body 3comprises four substantially rectangular surfaces 3911-39, of a heightsubstantially equal to the total length of the flaps 32, 33. One of theend surfaces, for instance, the surface 39a', canbe formed with arecess, as 40.

Referring to FIG. 5, a blank 5, which when erected forms the base has asquare surface 41 formed with an orifice 42 which, in the example shown,is elliptical; on two of its opposite sides the blank 5 has two flaps43, 44 with their corners cutoff. Articulated to the other two sides aretwo lateral surfaces 45, 46 of the packing base, each of the lattersurfaces being edged by two identical flaps, as 51. There is a flap 47,48 on that side of the lateral surfaces 45, 46 which is opposite thesurface 41. The fold line via which the flap 47 or 48 pivots ispartially cut to leave two tongues 49a, 49b for the flap 47 and 50a, 50bfor the flap 48. When the base is erected by folding, the tongues 49a,49b, 50a, 50b project on both sides of the base.

Referring to FIG. 6, corrugated cardboard thickness shims 6 are formedwith a central orifice identical to the orifice or aperture 42.

Referring to FIG. 7, a' blank 7 which when erected and placed within thebase forms a bottom abutment for the bottle when inserted in the baserecess has a square surface 52 edged on two opposite sides by flaps 53,54 and on the other two sides by two lateral surfaces 55, 56 of thebottom abutment of the packing base. Surface 56bears a second squaresurface 57 edged on the opposite side by a tongue 58 which is glued tosurface after erection of the blank. Surface 57 is also formed with thebeginning 59, 60 of two fold lines near its free edges, the axis ofthebeginnings 59, 60 being parallel to the fold via which surface 57 canpivot relatively to surface 56.

Referring to FIG. 8', a strip 8, whose height is substantially theheight of the packing bottom member, comprises a central portion 61, ofa width substantially equal to the width of such bottom member, and twoside flaps62, 63 which are folded on the central portion 61 and whichare of substantially half the length thereof. Between portion 61 andeach side flap 62, 63 the strip 8 has two narrow bands 64, 65 separatedby a tongue 66 whose length corresponds to the thickness of that part ofthe packing bottom member which projects outside the base.

Referring to FIG. 9, a blank 9 which when erected forms the bottommember of the packing and receives the base 5, comprises a squaresurface 67 having a series of flaps 6871 on two opposite sides. Theflaps 68, 70 are of substantially the same width as the height of thebase; the width of the flap 69 corresponds to the thickness of that partof the bottom member which projects outside the base; and the flap 71 isadapted to be placed flat on the square surface 67 upon assembly of thebase. On the other two opposite sides the square surface 67 has flapsarticulated to one another, namely and consecutively, a flap 72 formingthe outside lateral surface of the base and having on its two minorsides flaps 73 adapted to be placed on the inside against the flaps 68;a flap 74 forming the base top surface and having two rigid tongues 75adapted to be placed flat below the flaps 69; and a flap 76 forming theinner lateral surface of the base and having two side flaps 77 adaptedto be placed against the flaps 70 during assembly. A flap 78 is pivotedto flap 76 by way ofa fold line interrupted in its central slit portionby a portion 79 offset laterally of the fold line so as to leave anaperture in the bottom of the bottom member after assembly. The basetongues 49a, 49b and 50a, 50b of FIG. are introducible into the latteraperture. The flaps 78 are placed flat on the bottom of the base towardsthe center thereof, whereas the flaps 71 are slid below the lateralthickness of the base.

The assembly procedure for the various parts which make up the packingaccording to the invention can be followed with reference to FIGS.10-14.

Referring to FIG. 10, the blank 1 is erected and the tongue 10 is gluedto the flap 14, the folded blank 2 being introduced into the blank 1,the apertures 17 and 24 being in registration with one another. Theflaps 18, 20 and 19, 21 are then folded. The flaps 20, 21 are retainedagainst surface 22 by slight deformation of the lining 2 near the foldlines. To enable the top part (FIG. 10) of the box to be introduced intothe body FIG. 11) thereof, the flaps 12, 13 can retract into therecesses 27 in the lining 2.

Referring to FIG. 11, the cover body is assembled by gluing tongue 38 tosurface 28a of blank 3, the blank 4 being in position, whereafter thetop flaps 29 are folded. In the bottom part the two flaps 30a, 30c arefirst folded, whereafter the flaps 32, 330, 33c are folded and areplaced against the lining 4 and remain in position because of the slightdeformation of the lining 4. The flaps 30b, 30d are then folded andcover the pointed parts 31 of the flaps 300, 30c to give the assemblysatisfactory stiffness at the corners. The flaps 32, 33b, 33d are thenplaced against the lining 4. During this stage the recesses 34, 35cooperate with the protuberances 36, 37 respectively to lock the bodyofthe packing box in position.

To form the bottom abutment of the base, the blank 7 is erected and theend surface 58 glued to the opposite end surface 55 (FIG. 13) and itsflaps 53, 54 folded. Thickness shims 6 (to the number of four in theexample shown) are placed on surface 52 of the bottom abutment and belowsurface 41 of blank 5, the apertures registering with one another. Theflaps 45, 46 are then folded, and so are their lateral flaps 51,followed by the flaps 43, 44, whereafter the flaps 47, 48 are foldedbelow the bottom surface 57 of the base abutment 7, the tongues 49,50projecting.

To form the bottom member or base proper of the packing, the flaps 72,74, 76 of the blank depicted in FIG. 9 are bent at right-angles and theflap 78 is engaged with the base end 67 towards the inside. The lining 8is then positioned, after folding as shown in FIG. 14. The two bentportions are introduced between the flaps 72 and 76, the side flaps 77having been placed in the central portion 61, the flaps 73 being outsidethe folded parts 62, 63. The lining 8 partially covers the ends of theflaps 78 to retain the same. The flaps 68 to 71 are then all folded inthe same direction, the flaps 71 being slid below the lining 8 above theprojecting end of the flaps 78, so that the various elements of the baseproper are locked in position. The base 5 is then introduced into thecentral cavity of the bottom member 5 and the tongues 49, 50 slide intothe apertures 79 and thus lock the base in the bottom member to form thebottom part of the packing.

FIG. 15 shows the packing according to the invention ready for use withits cover and base, the cover sliding with reduced friction on that partof the base 5 which projects from the bottom member 8.

This packing is of use more particularly for the display of bottles, forinstance of perfume. The recess in the base 5 is adapted to receive thebottom of the bottle and is adapted in shape to bottle shape. Theaperture in the top of the packing is adapted to receive the bottlestopper and is adapted in shape thereto.

As compared with a mounted and covered box, the packing according to theinvention has a number of advantages including ease of cutting the flatblanks, the fact that the blanks can be printed on directly, and easystorage flat before assembly until the time of use; all these featureshelp to reduce the cost of the packing.

Iclaim:

1. A combined cardboard packing and display pedestal for an article suchas a bottle comprising a pedestal base having a recess for receiving thebottom of the bottle, and a removable cover for said base including amain body portion adapted to rest upon the base and which provides thesidewalls for the packing and a top provided with a transverse memberlocated beneath and spaced from the end wall and having an aperture inalignment with said recess in said base for receiving and centering theupper portion of the bottle, said pedestal base and removable coverbeing erected from cardboard blanks, and corrugated paperboard liningthe walls of said pedestal base and cover for reinforcing the same.

2. A combined cardboard packing and display pedestal as defined in claim1 wherein said pedestal base comprises a first blank which when erectedforms an upwardly projecting and bottom member and a second blank whichwhen erected forms the actual base with the recess therein and isembedded in said bottom member, said erected second blank includinglocking tongues which are received in slits located on the inside ofsaid erected bottom member.

3. A combined cardboard packing and display pedestal as defined in claim2 wherein said second erected blank forming the actual base with therecess therein includes a stack of corrugated paperboard shims which arerecessed to establish the base recess and which further includes a thirdblank which when erected forms an abutment for the base of the bottleand is located within said second erected blank below said shims.

4. A combined cardboard packing and display pedestal as defined in claim2 wherein said first blank includes a square surface forming an end andhaving two first identical series of four consecutive flaps on two ofits opposite sides and, on the other two opposite sides, two secondidentical series of four consecutive flaps of which the first and thirdhave lateral foldover tongues, the third and fourth flaps beingseparated by a partial blank which upon folding remains clear of theslit adapted to cooperate with the locking tongues of said seconderected blank.

5. A combined cardboard packing and display pedestal as defined in claim4 and which further includes lining strips of corrugated paperboardreinforcing the walls of said erected first blank, said lining stripsbeing positioned between said lateral tongues subsequent to the foldingof said second series of flaps and prior to folding of said first seriesof flaps.

6. A combined cardboard packing and display pedestal as defined in claim2 wherein said second blank includes a rectangular surface having on twoof its opposite sides two series of two consecutive flaps separated by apart which upon folding remains clear of said locking tongues.

7. A combined cardboard packing and display pedestal as defined in claim1 wherein the main body portion of said removable cover for said base iserected from a fourth blank which comprises four adjacent elongatedrectangular surfaces having on their minor sides a single flap at thetop and a series of three consecutive flaps at the bottom, thosesurfaces which are opposite one another after folding having identicalflaps, the third flap being formed alternately in each series withrecesses and protuberances which cooperate lockingly with one anotherafter folding.

8. A combined cardboard packing and display pedestal as defined in claim7 wherein the top of said removable cover member is erected from a fifthblank having two spaced-apart rectangular surfaces one of whichestablishes said transverse member provided with the aperture, forreceiving the upper portion of the bottle, and which includes on twoopposite sides thereof two series of two consecutive flaps which formafter erection an abutment for the said single flaps on said fourthblank.

9. A combined cardboard packing and display pedestal as

1. A combined cardboard packing and display pedestal for an article suchas a bottle comprising a pedestal base having a recess for receiving thebottom of the bottle, and a removable cover for said base including amain body portion adapted to rest upon the base and which provides thesidewalls for the packing and a top provided with a transverse memberlocated beneath and spaced from the end wall and having an aperture inalignment with said recess in said base for receiving and centering theupper portion of the bottle, said pedestal base and removable coverbeing erected from cardboard blanks, and corrugated paperboard liningthe walls of said pedestal base and cover for reinforcing the same.
 2. Acombined cardboard packing and display pedestal as defined in claim 1wherein said pedestal base comprises a first blank which when erectedforms an upwardly projecting and bottom member and a second blank whichwhen erected forms the actual bAse with the recess therein and isembedded in said bottom member, said erected second blank includinglocking tongues which are received in slits located on the inside ofsaid erected bottom member.
 3. A combined cardboard packing and displaypedestal as defined in claim 2 wherein said second erected blank formingthe actual base with the recess therein includes a stack of corrugatedpaperboard shims which are recessed to establish the base recess andwhich further includes a third blank which when erected forms anabutment for the base of the bottle and is located within said seconderected blank below said shims.
 4. A combined cardboard packing anddisplay pedestal as defined in claim 2 wherein said first blank includesa square surface forming an end and having two first identical series offour consecutive flaps on two of its opposite sides and, on the othertwo opposite sides, two second identical series of four consecutiveflaps of which the first and third have lateral fold-over tongues, thethird and fourth flaps being separated by a partial blank which uponfolding remains clear of the slit adapted to cooperate with the lockingtongues of said second erected blank.
 5. A combined cardboard packingand display pedestal as defined in claim 4 and which further includeslining strips of corrugated paperboard reinforcing the walls of saiderected first blank, said lining strips being positioned between saidlateral tongues subsequent to the folding of said second series of flapsand prior to folding of said first series of flaps.
 6. A combinedcardboard packing and display pedestal as defined in claim 2 whereinsaid second blank includes a rectangular surface having on two of itsopposite sides two series of two consecutive flaps separated by a partwhich upon folding remains clear of said locking tongues.
 7. A combinedcardboard packing and display pedestal as defined in claim 1 wherein themain body portion of said removable cover for said base is erected froma fourth blank which comprises four adjacent elongated rectangularsurfaces having on their minor sides a single flap at the top and aseries of three consecutive flaps at the bottom, those surfaces whichare opposite one another after folding having identical flaps, the thirdflap being formed alternately in each series with recesses andprotuberances which cooperate lockingly with one another after folding.8. A combined cardboard packing and display pedestal as defined in claim7 wherein the top of said removable cover member is erected from a fifthblank having two spaced-apart rectangular surfaces one of whichestablishes said transverse member provided with the aperture forreceiving the upper portion of the bottle, and which includes on twoopposite sides thereof two series of two consecutive flaps which formafter erection an abutment for the said single flaps on said fourthblank.
 9. A combined cardboard packing and display pedestal as definedin claim 8 wherein said fifth blank after erection includes a corrugatedpaperboard reinforcing liner having two lateral surfaces provided withrecesses to permit retraction of the two flaps of said fifth blankduring assembly of the main body portion of the cover with the top. 10.A combined cardboard packing and display pedestal as defined in claim 9wherein the reinforcing liner for said fifth blank establishes a bearingabutment therefor during assembly of the main body portion of the coverwith the top.